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Department of Physics

Undergraduate Research

The Department of Physics encourages advanced undergraduate students to participate in undergraduate research activities. A student may contact any faculty member to inquire about these opportunities. Possible research areas include:

Robert G. and Nona K. Carr Student Research Scholarship Program

The Department of Physics has had one or more Departmental Scholars since the
beginning of this program in 1993.

1993-94

Arijitt Borthakur, Absolute Cross Sections for Balmer-Alpha Radiations produced by
Proton Impact on 1-butene and cis-2-butene, Dr. Ray Dawson-Faculty Supervisor.
Robert Boyd, The Use of Transistional Metal Catalyst for Graphitzation of Filamentous
Carbon, Dr. David Loyd-Faculty Supervisor.
Charles D. Hines, Photometric Observations Of Beta Lyrae, Dr. Mark Sonntag-Faculty
Supervisor.

1994-95

Avijitt Bothakur, Chaotic-Dynamics of Diode Inductance Circuits, Dr. Varren Parker-
Faculty Supervisor.
Devesh Raj, Balmer Alpha Emission from H+ Impact on Ethylene and Trans-2-butene,
Dr. Ray Dawson-Faculty Supervisor.
Russell B. Tarver, Ninhydrin Treatmemt of Collagen Extracted by the Modified Longin
Method for Radiocarbon Dating, Dr. David Loyd-Faculty Supervisor.

1995-96

Brian Bedard, Observation of Tellurium and Selenium Doped Y Ba2Cu3Ox-7
Superconductors, Dr. Andrew Wallace-Faculty Supervisor.

1998-99

Jose Perales
Albert ("T. J.") Tijerina

1999-2000

Jim Honea
Sarah Swaim

2000-2001

Chantel Cleghorn
Stephen Raif

2001-2002

Chris Tiftickjian

2002-2003

Justin Briggs

2003-2004

TBA

2004-2005

TBA

2005-2006

Justin Briggs

2006-2007

Jonathan Dyess, Mapping Folds in the Sierra Deol Carmen and Making Plate-tetconic
Interpretations From Fold Relations, Dr. Joseph Satterfield-Faculty Supervisor.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

The Department of Physics assists students in taking advantage of numerous NSF sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) during the summer between the junior and senior years. These programs are offered at graduate institution's research laboratories around the U.S. They generally provide transportation, living expenses and a stipend for qualified students. These programs are announced around January with the closing dates in late February of early March each year. Dr. Toni Sauncy serves as coordinator for this information. As program announcements are made, they will be posted for access through this page. For more information, see Dr. Sauncy or contact the addresses listed in each program.

A complete REU listing